Last season, Toure’ Murry got a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards. Then he played on their team at Summer League. He’s seen as a guy with size (6’5″) and potential, but it has yet to really show itself and he’s been banged up when with the Wizards.

When Murry did play, he scored six points and added one assist, one rebound and one steal in five games with the Wizards.

He’s joining a team that has all 15 spots filled for the 2015-16 season with guaranteed contracts, along with center Jaleel Roberts who also played for the Wizards in Las Vegas. There’s a strong likelihood that a roster spot will come available which makes the risk worth the reward.

I wouldn’t bet on him making the roster. The Wizards have John Wall, Ramon Sessions, and Garrett Temple with guaranteed deals at the point guard spot, then Bradley Beal and Gary Neal locked in at the two. Not a lot of minutes or space there unless they make a move.

The first rule of trading a player: Don’t look like you’re trying to trade a player. Keep some leverage.

A report surfaced Monday that the Washington Wizards were open to trading point guard Garrett Temple to the Utah Jazz — he’d be third on the Wizards’ depth chart (behind John Wall and Ramon Sessions) while Utah needs point guard depth in the wake of the Dante Exum tearing his ACL and likely missing the season. There’s some logic to it.

But the Wizards aren’t looking to move him, reports J. Michael of CSNWashington.com.

Based on what Im being told, I speculated this Fri, Wiz REALLY like Temple. They're not trying to unload him #WizardsTalk#NBA@CSNWizards

He adds that the Jazz and Warriors have not spoken. Officially they likely haven’t (they likely have started the process though back channels).

Temple is a defense-first point guard, which is why Wizards’ coach Randy Wittman likely wants him around. But the Wizards have a price they would take to unload Temple, the Jazz just have to get to that number. It’s a negotiation.

The Wizards probably don’t need much to deal Temple, who’s behind John Wall and Ramon Sessions on the depth chart. In fact, Washington might be OK just dumping Temple’s $1,100,602 salary.

The Jazz could use Temple, because Exum showed a low-usage, defense-first point guard works in Utah. The Jazz’s strength is a Gordon Hayward-Derrick Favors-Rudy Gobert frontline. Alec Burks, Rodney Hood and Joe Ingles can handle the ball at shooting guard.

Most teams don’t have the luxury of relying on a limited point guard like Temple. Utah does. Washington doesn’t – at least not much beyond his role as a third point guard. That’s why a trade would make sense for both sides.

Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey was also a San Antonio assistant general manager when Temple played there.

The 6-foot-6 Temple uses his size to defend the backcourt well. If he can repeat the best 3-point shooting season of his career – 37.5% on 4.3 attempts per 36 minutes – Temple might be nearly as good as a healthy Exum right now. Exum (20) is much, much more valuable than Temple (28) because of his age, but immediate production is a different story.

Temple could battle Trey Burke for the starting job, raising Utah’s floor at point guard. The Burke-Temple combination would also prevent the Jazz from having to rely on the unproven Bryce Cotton or Raul Neto in the rotation.

Acquiring Temple shouldn’t really set Utah back long-term, either. He’s on the final year of a minimum contract. Plus, he’s not good enough for Washington to command a significant return. Utah, through Exum, has the luxury of knowing a low-usage, defense-first point guard works behind the Gordon Hayward-Derrick Favors-Rudy Gobert frontcourt. Don’t mistake that for believing Temple is a gem.

With a payroll of $81,485,782, the Wizards aren’t really in jeopardy of surpassing the luxury-tax line ($84,740,000) or their hard cap ($88,740,000). But – probably more importantly – dumping Temple’s $1,100,602 salary would keep a little more money in owner Ted Leonsis’ pockets. Plus, that’d give Washington just 14 players with guaranteed salaries, opening the flexibility of a vacant roster spot.

Backup guard Garrett Temple will return for the 2015-16 season, he told CSNwashington.com on Tuesday via text message, and has notified the Wizards that he is exercising his opt-in clause in his contract.

Temple will make the NBA minimum of $1,100,602 next season. That’s probably what he would have gotten on the open market. There’s a slight chance he could have earned more, but the risk of falling out of the league entirely and facing a steep pay reduction was too great.

Because the 6-foot-6 Temple can play both backcourt positions, it wouldn’t be surprising for him to crack the Wizards’ rotation next season. That’s more a flaw in their depth than faith in Temple, but in this situation, there’s at least some benefit for keeping Temple.

Whether or not Temple opted in, Washington will probably have just the mid-level exception to pursue free agents.